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# Lead Site Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Caterpillar
- **Location:** Peoria, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $128,470.0 - $208,770.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Microsoft Azure, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Network Service, Node.Js, Performance Tuning, Release Management, Reliability Engineering, Next.js, Software Engineering, Web Applications, Load Balancing, Software Troubleshooting, Reliability of Systems, Cloudformation, Containerization, Terraform, Docker, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3456071551&tx=KP5555FFI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Effective Communications: Strong understanding of communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
 * Technical Troubleshooting: Extensive knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application or operation.
 * Performance Measurement and Tuning: Knowledge of system performance, testing and programming; ability to monitor, measure, and optimize system performance and network communication.
 * Software Release Management: Knowledge of strategies, practices and tools for managing versions and distribution of software products and enhancements; ability to evaluate and improve release management practices and tools.
 * Software Reliability Management: Knowledge of software reliability management; ability to develop and use principles, methodologies and metrics that increase software product performance and reliability.

Considerations for top Candidates:

 * 6+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, DevOps, QA, or a related field.
 * Strong experience with node / next.js solutions
 * Experience with AWS infrastructure and services
 * Experience with IaC solutions like Cloudformation and Terraform
 * Experience with CI/CD solutions - Github, Azure DevOps
 * Strong troubleshooting and critical thinking skills
 * Extensive experience in one or more programming languages, such as Python (preferred), Javascript (preferred).
 * Solid understanding of networking, load balancing, and web application architectures.
 * Experience with containerization technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.

## Description

As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of our eCommerce platform systems and infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategies to improve system stability, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance service delivery., * Monitor and troubleshoot production and QA systems to identify and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability issues proactively.

 * Participate in the on-call rotation to provide 24/7 critical incident support for eCommerce platform systems
 * Design, implement, and maintain automated processes and tools to streamline deployment and release processes.
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, document, and implement operational processes, best practices, and procedures.
 * Implement and maintain system monitoring tools and dashboards to provide real-time insights into system performance and identify potential issues.
 * Work closely with developers to identify and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks in the application code.
 * Ensure that systems and infrastructure comply with security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
 * Continuously evaluate systems and processes to identify areas for improvement and implement changes as needed.